100 Words to Use Instead of “Decide”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Adjudge	Form a judgment on.
2.	Adopt	Accept and begin using.
3.	Affirm	State as true or valid.
4.	Agree	Reach a shared conclusion.
5.	Aim	Set as an objective.
6.	Allow	Permit to happen or proceed.
7.	Announce	Make a choice publicly known.
8.	Appoint	Assign a role or time.
9.	Approve	Give official permission.
10.	Arbitrate	Settle a dispute formally.
11.	Arrive at	Reach a conclusion.
12.	Ascertain	Find out with certainty.
13.	Assent	Express agreement or consent.
14.	Authorize	Grant power or permission.
15.	Award	Grant after consideration.
16.	Back	Support a chosen option.
17.	Balance	Weigh options against each other.
18.	Bet on	Choose based on confidence.
19.	Bind	Commit firmly to a course.
20.	Broach	Introduce a proposed course.
21.	Call	Make a judgment or choice.
22.	Call for	Require as the best action.
23.	Cast a vote	Choose through voting.
24.	Certify	Confirm officially.
25.	Choose	Select from alternatives.
26.	Claim	Assert as one’s choice.
27.	Clear	Approve after review.
28.	Close on	Finalize after considering.
29.	Commit	Pledge to a course.
30.	Conclude	Bring to a decision.
31.	Confirm	Verify and accept as final.
32.	Consent	Give permission or agreement.
33.	Consider	Think about options carefully.
34.	Consolidate	Combine choices into one plan.
35.	Constitute	Establish as the outcome.
36.	Construct	Form a plan or position.
37.	Consult	Seek advice before choosing.
38.	Contemplate	Reflect deeply on options.
39.	Contract for	Agree to obtain formally.
40.	Counsel	Advise toward a course.
41.	Crown	Bring to a final outcome.
42.	Decree	Order officially.
43.	Deem	Regard as; judge.
44.	Deliberate	Discuss and weigh carefully.
45.	Designate	Choose for a role.
46.	Determine	Settle after consideration.
47.	Dictate	Lay down authoritatively.
48.	Direct	Order a course of action.
49.	Discriminate	Recognize differences; select accordingly.
50.	Dispose	Incline toward a choice.
51.	Elect	Choose by vote.
52.	Enact	Make a plan official.
53.	Endorse	Publicly support a choice.
54.	Enjoin	Instruct formally to do.
55.	Entertain	Consider as a possibility.
56.	Establish	Set up as settled.
57.	Estimate	Judge roughly.
58.	Evaluate	Assess to choose best.
59.	Examine	Inspect before choosing.
60.	Finalize	Make final and complete.
61.	Fix	Set firmly.
62.	Formulate	Develop a clear plan.
63.	Freeze	Lock in a choice.
64.	Greenlight	Give approval to proceed.
65.	Handpick	Select carefully and personally.
66.	Hash out	Work out details to agree.
67.	Impose	Force a course on others.
68.	Incline	Lean toward an option.
69.	Indicate	Show a preferred choice.
70.	Initiate	Start a chosen action.
71.	Instruct	Direct someone to act.
72.	Issue	Give an official order.
73.	Judge	Form an opinion after weighing.
74.	Land on	Settle on an option.
75.	Lay down	Establish as a rule.
76.	Lean toward	Prefer slightly over others.
77.	Legislate	Make law through authority.
78.	Lock in	Make a choice firm.
79.	Make up one’s mind	Reach a personal conclusion.
80.	Mandate	Order as a requirement.
81.	Mark	Choose as significant or selected.
82.	Name	Select and specify.
83.	Narrow down	Reduce options to a few.
84.	Nominate	Propose for selection.
85.	Opt for	Choose in preference.
86.	Ordain	Decree formally.
87.	Order	Command a course of action.
88.	Pick	Select from choices.
89.	Pinpoint	Identify the exact choice.
90.	Plump for	Choose decisively.
91.	Prefer	Choose as more desirable.
92.	Prescribe	Specify authoritatively.
93.	Pronounce	Declare formally.
94.	Propose	Put forward for consideration.
95.	Ratify	Approve formally.
96.	Reach a verdict	Arrive at a judgment.
97.	Reckon	Consider and judge.
98.	Resolve	Settle firmly.
99.	Rule	Make an authoritative judgment.
100.	Sanction	Authorize or approve.